David Howls captures love, regret, and loneliness on latest release “Hooked”

David Howl's new release "Hooked" opens with the stark confession, "I can't stop the blood spilling out my mouth," setting a tense, restless tone from the jump. David Howls up tempo alt rock song is about the damage we do when we say things we don't mean, particularly to those we love. The writing plays with contradiction, mirroring how love and pain can sit together in the same conversation. That emotional friction is what gives the song its sting. He doesn't take the consequences sweeter; every promise sounds fragile as loneliness' distance approaches. "Hooked" is a sharp portrait, turning messy communication into a frank portrait of loneliness and regret.